British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was named the world’s best-selling artist of 2017. It's all thanks to his album “Divide” and singles “Shape of You” and “Perfect.” “Divide,” which was released in March 2017, went multi-Platinum in 36 nations. Sheeran first found success in 2009 by self-releasing his music. Canadian rapper Drake was named the second biggest seller globally for 2017.